The second test between West Indies and India ended in a draw on Saturday after the fickle weather that had interrupted the match for days finally halted play.
The match was evenly poised and heading towards an unexpected and thrilling finish when play was abandoned in the last session on the fifth and final day because of bad light after rain had delayed the match at a critical time and soaked the outfield.
Set 281 to win after India made a bold declaration at the start of the day, West Indies were 202 for seven when the teams shook hands and stumps were drawn, 79 runs from what would have been a remarkable victory but also just three wickets from losing the series.
India, 1-0 up in the three-match series after winning the opening test in Jamaica, declared their second innings closed at 269-6 more than an hour before lunch, setting West Indies a formidable, but not impossible, target in two-and-a-half sessions.
Bravo made 73 in more than four-and-a-half hours at the crease before he fell when the light was fading fast, leaving Baugh unbeaten on 46.
Ishant Sharma, India's impressive fast bowler who was named man of the match, took 4-53 to finish with 10 wickets.
India had resumed on 229-3 and added just 40 runs for the loss of three wickets when the normally conservative skipper called his players in on a lively Kensington Oval pitch still offering plenty of pace and bounce.
For the second time in the match Vangipurappu Laxman had fallen short of a century, departing for 87 after making 85 in the first innings.
Edwards captured all three Indian wickets in the day to finish with 5-76, his ninth five-wicket haul in tests.
Then Ramnaresh Sarwan, who has scored just 29 runs in the series, made another early exit for eight when he fended a short-pitched delivery from Praveen Kumar to Suresh Raina at third slip. Adrian Barath struck three fours and a six before he was also caught by Raina at third slip, leaving West Indies reeling at 55-3.
Chanderpaul joined Bravo at the crease and helped to steady the innings with a painstakingly slow 12 off 87 balls before he was given out leg before wicket to spinner Harbhajan Singh although replays indicated the ball was clearly missing the stumps.
Marlon Samuels, who top scored in the first innings with an unbeaten 78, fell lbw to Sharma for nine, leaving West Indies in deep trouble at 132-5, when Bravo and Baugh came together.
There was another delay when the groundsmen were called to repair an area that was still wet and although West Indies lost Bravo, then Sammy for a duck, the light ultimately ruined any chance of a result.
-- The third and final test starts in Dominica next week.
SCOREBOARD
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India 1st innings: 201
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West Indies 1st innings: 190
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India 2nd Innings (overnight 229 for three)
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A. Mukund c Baugh b Edwards 48
M. Vijay c Baugh b Rampaul 3
R. Dravid c Sarwan b Edwards 55
V. Laxman c Sammy b Edwards 87
V. Kohli c Sammy b Edwards 27
S. Raina not out 12
M.S. Dhoni c Chanderpaul b Edwards 5
Harbhajan Singh not out 6
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Extras: (b4, lb9, w5, nb8) 26
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Total: (for 6 wickets, declared) 269
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Fall of wickets: 1-26, 2-89, 3-154, 4-232, 5-247, 6-253.
Bowling: Edwards 23-4-76-5 (nb5, w5); Rampaul 28-6-72-1 (nb2); Sammy 24-8-45-0; Bishoo 27-4-63-0 (nb1)
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West Indies 2nd innings:
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A. Barath c Raina b Sharma 27
L. Simmons c Dravid b Sharma 14
R. Sarwan c Raina b Kumar 8
D.M. Bravo c Dhoni b Mithun 73
S. Chanderpaul lbw b Harbhajan 12
M. Samuels lbw b Sharma 9
C. Baugh not out 46
D. Sammy lbw b Sharma 0
R. Rampaul not out 0
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Extras: (b5, lb6, nb2) 13
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Total: (for 7 wickets) 202
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Fall of wickets: 1-18, 2-27, 3-55, 4-109, 5-132, 6-201, 7-202.
Bowling: Kumar 16-6-41-1; Sharma 19.3-4-53-4; Mithun 13-3-50-1 (nb2); Harbhajan Singh 19-2-42-1; Raina 4-1-5-0
Result: Match drawn
Series: India lead three-match series 1-0
Man of the Match: I. Sharma (IND)
Umpires: Asad Rauf (PAK), I. Gould (ENG)
TV umpire: G. Brathwaite (WIS)
Match referee: C. Broad (ENG)
Reserve umpire: N. Malcolm (WIS).
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